Adelaide International Kite Festival

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What happened

Today the hikers took to the bikes and headed down to the Adelaide International Kite Festival as part of our normal bike ride to North Haven. This Kite Festival is an annual event that takes place in Semaphore over three days and literally fills the place with colour, spectacle and lots of smiling faces. People are allowed to aggregate on the jetty and the kite flyers work on the beach. Large inflatable kites such as mermaids, killer whales, a spaceship, frill-neck lizards, frogs and the like can be seen from quite a distance.

Dan says ...

Hello Readers,

That was a good bike ride - I have been doing it since I was 8 or something. On that dayI had double exercise with some weight training. That meant I could eat some cool stuff at Helen's birthday party.

And now for a joke..
Q: What is the tallest building in Adelaide?

A: The library - it has the most stories!
- Hope you liked that one Miss Callahen :-)

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Yours,
SA-Hikers (aka Diana Peter and Dan)

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Photos

The angel at Semaphore
The Semaphore foreshore is the site for this event.

Approaching the Esplanade
Peter and Dan approaching the Esplanade

Lighting up Helen
Later that same day ... Andrea and Helen overseeing Dan lighting the candles on Helen's 60th birthday cake.

Comments

[Sue Lintern]

Puppy?
What new puppy!!!!? And Helen's birthday was certainly a great day. Dan, I am glad you got those candles lit!

[SA hiker]

Hi Sue
Yes, tricky candle - but with my experience (9 you know) not a problem!

[SA hiker]

Puppy
The puppy belongs to soime friends of ours who we happened to meet at Largs. Dad won't let us have a dog or cat. Fish is his thing. Dan.

[Helen]

birthday help
Thanks Dan for your help at my birthday. And for the delicious food youn brought. I had the best afternoon possible.

[SA hiker]

Birthday girl
Hi Helen, It was a great day at the Duff's place and it was lovely to be part of your special day. We didn't bring anything, but we ate trifle, slices, cream puffs, biscuits, lemon tarts ... apparently there was even a Mars bar slice around somewhere as well (a family speciality). All the best, Dan and Diana xxx